Center Gets Rock-solid Fun With Whimsical Art Grotto

September 27, 1995

Mr. Imagination (top), a Chicago artist known for his quirky installations, hammers out the finishing touches on his "meditation grotto" he erected at the Elliott Donnelley Youth Center's new playground and art park at Michigan Avenue and 41st Street. Calvin Jones (left) waters newly planted ground cover amid art generated by other Chicagoans. Above, Mr. Imagination gives helper Mario Torres some pointers as he installs the top of the grotto. The new park is scheduled to open Wednesday.